Teenager ‘thrown into air’ in late night collision

A teenager who suffered severe injuries in a late night collision was thrown into the air by the force of the crash.

The 18-year-old from Poulton suffered fractures to his left ankle, knee, wrist, collarbone and pelvis, as well as swelling to the brain and further injuries to his head and stomach when he was involved in a collision with an Audi car in Talbot Square in the early hours of Tuesday.

He continues to be treated at the Royal Preston Hospital.

Ashley Hirst, 19, was on a night out and witnessed the horror.

The DJ had just come out of HQ nightclub when he saw the car and pedestrian.

He said: “The lad was thrown up in the air by the impact – the way he landed you could see he was in a bad way.

“I rushed over and a few of us helped support his head, stayed with him.

“There were people wanting to move him but we knew not to, we had to tell them to leave him until the ambulance came.

“I didn’t know the lad but I just hope he makes a full recovery.”

The teenager was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital before being transferred to Royal Preston Hospital.

Police are asking for witnesses to the accident to come forward and are hoping dashboard cameras in taxis may have captured the incident.